I just bought Mount & Blade off steam yesterday. On the overland map (with all the cities etc.) I see parties with speeds much higher than mine (like the 'steppe bandits' going at 7.1), is there a character attribute that's linked to this? If not, how do I increase my parties speed?

I'm assuming "extra horses" means having some in your inventory that are not being used. Does it matter at all what the stats are of the horses are, or will the cheapest/slowest increase overland speed as much as the fastest?
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Calvin FisherMay 9 '11 at 2:42